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Title insurance startup Spruce scores $60M in Series C
By Keith Larsen | June 02, 2021 12:00PM
An increasing number of startups are taking on the titans of the title insurance industry, with one of those...
Title insurance startup Spruce scores $60M in Series C
National
With $3B IPO, title insurance startup Doma targets new business lines
By E.B. Solomont | March 03, 2021 12:35PM
By going public in a $3 billion SPAC deal, title insurance startup Doma plans to pursue home appraisals, warranties...
With $3B IPO, title insurance startup Doma targets new business lines
National
States Title, now Doma, going public in $3B SPAC deal
By E.B. Solomont | March 02, 2021 03:28PM
Title insurance startup States Title is going public in a $3 billion deal with a blank-check firm, the latest...
States Title, now Doma, going public in $3B SPAC deal
New York
The REInterview: States Title’s Max Simkoff on reforming the murkiest corner of real estate
By Hiten Samtani | March 02, 2021 03:16PM
If real estate is seen as a dinosaur when it comes to adopting technology, title insurance may be the industry’s Argentinosaurus. The residential closing...
The REInterview: States Title’s Max Simkoff on reforming the murkiest corner of real estate
National
Compass acquires DC-area title firm
By E.B. Solomont | February 25, 2021 09:00AM
Compass is taking title. Ahead of its much-anticipated IPO, the residential firm has inked a deal to buy KVS Title, a title insurance and settlement services firm in Washington, D.C., the company said Thursday....
Compass acquires DC-area title firm
National
Title insurers launch new closing tools as homebuying rises
TRD Staff | January 19, 2021 09:30AM
As Americans look to take advantage of the historically low interest rates and buy new homes, more companies are...
Title insurers launch new closing tools as homebuying rises
National
Title giant First American pumps $40M into digital closing startup
By E.B. Solomont | November 11, 2020 03:40PM
One of the country’s biggest title insurers is doubling down on digital closings. First American Financial Corp. said it’s...
Title giant First American pumps $40M into digital closing startup
National
OneTitle set out to change the title industry. Now it’s out of business
By E.B. Solomont | November 05, 2020 10:27AM
In 2014, OneTitle launched with an audacious goal: eliminate agents and offer title insurance for much less. Six years...
OneTitle set out to change the title industry. Now it’s out of business
National
Compass expands into title and escrow with Modus deal
By E.B. Solomont | October 05, 2020 11:05AM
Compass is getting into the title and escrow business — two ancillary service lines that could boost its earnings...
Compass expands into title and escrow with Modus deal
National
Title insurance is broken. Here’s how this $623M startup hopes to rebuild it
By Hiten Samtani | June 11, 2020 08:00AM
As a child, Max Simkoff would venture out for fishing trips, mostly along Oregon’s Deschutes River. On a couple...
Title insurance is broken. Here’s how this $623M startup hopes to rebuild it